Hisar: The woman whose body was found in a village field in Hisar district on June 15 was killed by her neighbour to avoid repaying a Rs 4 lakh loan, police said on Wednesday after arresting him.Police identified the accused as Harpal, a resident of Prem Nagar, Hansi. Police said Paso Devi, the victim, had…
Mumbai: In the sixth major accident involving the BEST fleet in two years, an electric AC bus of the undertaking rammed into multiple vehicles in busy traffic opposite Plaza Cinema in Dadar on Monday morning, killing a 22-year-old delivery boy and injuring six others. Though the cause of the mishap is being probed, human error…
Bengaluru: A 23-year-old engineering student died by suicide inside his hostel room in Tumakuru Monday night. The deceased is GE Venkatesh, a third-semester engineering student with SIT College and native of Davanagere.He lived in the BCM hostel at Upparahalli, where he was found hanging, police said. “We recovered a death note left behind by Venkatesh…
New Delhi: The murder of Delhi University assistant professor Debosmita Paul at her east Delhi residence on June 3 appears to have been planned well in advance. Police sources said photographs of Paul’s vehicle registration plate and her residence were found on the mobile phone of the 42-year-old man who, along with his wife, had…
Anita Advani, the live-in partner of late superstar Rajesh Khanna, has opened up about a difficult phase in the actor’s life, recalling how he was left isolated when his films stopped performing at the box office.Speaking in an interview with Vickey Lalwani, Anita reflected on the time when the actor’s career saw a dip and…
Mercedes-Benz India has launched the new Night Edition versions of the GLE and GLS SUVs in the country. These are two of the brand’s highest-selling luxury SUVs in their standard avatars. However, the limited-series models are part of a global production run and will be available in restricted numbers for the Indian market. Here’s a…
Chennai: The state rural development department on Tuesday drew flak for continuing the practice of floating limited tenders, where only few hours are given to contractors to participate. This is a move that’s usually associated with pre-fixing contractors instead of open bidding.The department in Konnerikuppam panchayat in Kancheepuram district floated a tender worth 16.83 lakh…
Rain and gusty winds swept across Delhi-NCR New Delhi: A thunderstorm accompanied by a dust storm, lightning, rain and gusty winds of up to 65 kmph swept through parts of the city on Thursday, triggering a sharp drop in temperature. The met department has issued a yellow alert for Friday, warning of very light to…
The US Navy said it rescued 14 Indian seafarers on Sunday as Virat-1, an Indian-flagged mechanised sailing vessel or dhow, was sinking off the Oman coast following a mechanical failure. The Indian Embassy in Oman said all rescued crew members are “safe and in good health” and were moved to a vessel that is heading…
Hyderabad: In a bid to complete long-pending irrigation projects in drought-prone Mahabubnagar district, irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Saturday said the Congress govt is ready to release “whatever funds are required” to fast-track pending works, clear land acquisition hurdles and complete the Palamuru-Rangareddy lift irrigation (LI) project, Nettempadu, Koilsagar and…
